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2 Thessalonians 3:15
15Yet don’t consider him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
2 Thessalonians 3:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
- New International Version (NIV)Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yet do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
Context of 2 Thessalonians 3:15
13But as for you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing good. 14If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take note of that person; don’t associate with him, so that he may be ashamed. Yet don’t consider him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. 16May the Lord of peace himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with all of you. 17I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand, which is an authenticating mark in every letter; this is how I write.
Read all of 2 Thessalonians 32 Thessalonians 3:15 word by word
καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐχθρὸν ἡγεῖσθε, ἀλλὰ νουθετεῖτε ὡς ἀδελφόν.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 3:15
- Leviticus 19:17“Do not harbor hatred against your brother. Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.
- 1 Corinthians 5:5hand that one over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 2:6This punishment by the majority is sufficient for that person.
- 2 Corinthians 10:8For if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be put to shame.
- 2 Corinthians 13:10This is why I am writing these things while absent, so that when I am there I may not have to deal harshly with you, in keeping with the authority the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.
- Galatians 6:1Brothers and sisters, if someone is overtaken in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual, restore such a person with a gentle spirit, watching out for yourselves so that you also won’t be tempted.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14And we exhort you, brothers and sisters: warn those who are idle, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
- Jude 1:22Have mercy on those who waver;
- Psalms 141:5Let the righteous one strike me — it is an act of faithful love; let him rebuke me — it is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. Even now my prayer is against the evil acts of the wicked.
- Proverbs 9:9Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and he will learn more.
- Proverbs 25:12A wise correction to a receptive ear is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold.
- Matthew 18:15“If your brother sins against you, go tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother.
- 1 Corinthians 4:14I’m not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children.
- James 5:19My brothers and sisters, if any among you strays from the truth, and someone turns him back,
Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 3:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Count him not as an enemy - Consider him still more an enemy to himself than to you; and admonish him as a brother, though you have ceased to hold religious communion with him. His soul is still of infinite value; labor to get it saved.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother - This shows the true spirit in which discipline is to be administered in the Christian church. We are not to deal with a man as an adversary over whom we are to seek to gain a victory, but as an erring brother - a brother still, though he errs. There was necessity for this caution. There is great danger that when we undertake the work of discipline we shall forget that he who is the subject of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-15Verses 6-15 Those who have received the gospel, are to live according to the gospel. Such as could work, and would not, were not to be maintained in idleness. Christianity is not to countenance slothfulness, which would consume what is meant to encourage the industrious, and to support the sick and afflicted. Industry in our callings as men, is a duty required by our calling as Christians. But some expected to be maintained in idleness, and indulged a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15do not regard him as an enemy: In the ancient world, people broke social ties with enemies and took revenge against them. The apostle Paul warns the Thessalonians that discipline against Christians who disobey should not lead to this kind of attack (3:14). Instead, the church should treat them like family members, and act in hope that they will correct their behavior (1 Thessalonians 5:12, 14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. admonish him as a brother--not yet excommunicated (compare Le 19:17). Do not shun him in contemptuous silence, but tell him why he is so avoided (Mt 18:15; 1Th 5:14).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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